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Bertha Edmonds 1888 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1888

Birth Location: Waukegan, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1967

Death Location: Waukegan, Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Edmonds

Mother: Mariah Hobday

Spouse(s): Thornton Willoughby

Children(s): Minerva Willoughby, Lois Willoughby, Burton Willoughby, Wesley Willoughby, Melvin Willoughby, Louise Willoughby

In 1888, Bertha Edmonds entered the world in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Edmonds and Mariah Hobday. In 1950, Bertha Edmonds resided in Ford, South Green Bay Road Intersection, Benton, I. Bertha Edmonds married Thornton Benjamin Willoughby, and had children including Minerva Willoughby, Lois Willoughby, Burton Elmer Willoughby, Wesley Robert Willoughby, Melvin Harry Willoughby, Louise Marie Willoughby. Bertha Edmonds passed away in 1967 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Bertha Edmonds entered the world in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, born to Henry Edmonds and Mariah Hobday.
  • In 1950, Bertha Edmonds resided in Ford, South Green Bay Road Intersection, Benton, I.
  • Bertha Edmonds married Thornton Benjamin Willoughby, and had children including Minerva Willoughby, Lois Willoughby, Burton Elmer Willoughby, Wesley Robert Willoughby, Melvin Harry Willoughby, Louise Marie Willoughby.
  • Bertha Edmonds passed away in 1967 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Edmonds's Ancestors

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Bertha Edmonds
1888 – 1967
Birth Place: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Edmonds
1837 – 1923
Playden, Sussex, England
Mariah Hobday
1846 – 1921
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
James (Davenport) Edmonds
1790 – 1844
Playden, Sussex, England
Naomi Clark
1796 – 1886
Shoreham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Edmonds
– 1807
Elizabeth Miller
1750 – 1830
Samuel Clark
Ann
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Edmonds's Descendants

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Bertha Edmonds (24 Feb 1888 – 28 Aug 1967) m. Thornton (Benjamin) Willoughby (10 Sep 1885 – 1966)
  1. 1. Minerva Willoughby (6 Feb 1908 – 9 Jul 1992) m. Raymond (Wilfred) Strang (12 Jul 1906 – 30 Nov 1956)
    1. 1. James (Raymond) Strang (abt 1935 – 4 May 2021)
  2. 2. Lois Willoughby (10 May 1912 – 19 Dec 1992) m. Alexander Uksas (6 Feb 1913 – Abt. 1967)
    1. 1. Melvin (Robert) Uksas (Abt. 1937 – 2 May 2005)
    2. 2. Dorothy Uksas (Abt. 1945 – )
  3. 3. Burton (Elmer) Willoughby (13 Nov 1915 – 28 Jan 1982)
  4. 4. Wesley (Robert) Willoughby (19 Jun 1917 – 24 Apr 1989) m. Gloria Bussert
    1. 1. Thornton Willoughby
    2. 2. Richard Willoughby m. Kim
    3. 3. Dale Willoughby
  5. 5. Melvin (Harry) Willoughby (19 Jan 1920 – Abt. 2003)
  6. 6. Louise (Marie) Willoughby (11 Oct 1921 – 15 Sep 2001) m. John (Edward) Miltimore (19 Mar 1916 – 8 Jun 1980)
    1. 1. Patricia (Mae) Miltimore (25 Oct 1939 – 25 Dec 2008)
    2. 2. Gerald (E) Miltimore (19 May 1941 – 9 Jul 2020)
    3. 3. Lillie (Marie) Miltimore (9 Jun 1942 – 2 Apr 1989)
    4. 4. Eugene (Lester) Miltimore (22 Jun 1943 – 17 Sep 2012)

Bertha Edmonds's Timeline

4 Records

1888
24 Feb 1888
Birth of Bertha Edmonds in Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Bertha Edmonds resided here in Ford, South Green Bay Road Intersection, Benton, Illinois, USA
Ford, South Green Bay Road Intersection, Benton, Illinois, USA
1967
28 Aug 1967
Age 79
Death of Bertha Edmonds in Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
1967
Sep 1967
Age 79
Burial of Bertha Edmonds in Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Benton, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 2267; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 49-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ford, South Green Bay Road Intersection, Benton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Benton, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 2267; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 49-26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1967
    Event Place: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1967
    Event Place: Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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